Perry Como ~ I Believe 10" LP 1953

RCA VICTOR LPM-3188 ( E3VL-4949/50 )

45 RPM EPB-3188 ( 547-0332 / 0333 )

PRODUCED BY CHARLES GREAN

ALL RECORDINGS MONAURAL

1953 / 1954

With Orchestra and Chorus under the direction of Hugo Winterhalter & Mitchell Ayres

and Chorus under the direction of Ray Charles

Side One

I Believe

Words and Music by Ervin Drake,

Irvin Graham, Jimmy Shirl and Al Stillman

Onward Christian Soldiers

Music by Arthur S. Sullivan and lyrics by Sabine Baring-Gould

Adaptation by Norman Layden

Goodnight Sweet Jesus

Words and Music by Reverend James Curry

Act of Contrition

Traditional ~ Musical setting by Joseph J. Leahy

Side Two

Eli, Eli

Traditional Jewish hymn in Hebrew

Adapted by George Sandler ( unverified )

Kol Nidrei

Traditional Jewish hymn in Hebrew

Nearer My God To Thee

Words and Music by Sarah F. Adams

and Lowell Mason

Abide With Me

Music by William Henry Monk

with lyrics by Henry Francis Lyte, 1861

Perry's first full length album of eight traditional hymns, produced by Charles Grean, was recorded in four sessions between September 24th and November 23rd, 1953. This original album was later expanded in 1956 to included four additional tracks taken from single releases Perry had recorded between 1949 and 1950 and released previously within two 45 RPM Extended Play albums titled "Favorite Songs of Worship" EPA-293, released in 1952 and "Songs of Faith" EPA-410, released in 1953. The expanded album continued on general release for more than two decades. The compact disc released by BMG Special Products in 1999 titled "I Believe" is erroneously thought to be the 1953 compilation. It contains only two hymns from this album plus an alternate take version of "I Believe" conducted by Mitchell Ayres. All tracks within these compilations were recorded and released only in monaural. Electronically reprocessed stereo versions are of dubious quality.